(ת') קודם

(פ') לבוא לפני; לבוא בראש; להקדים

adj. coming before, previous, prior

v. go before, come before; be in front, be ahead of; predate, happen before

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Adjective
1. existing or coming before
(synonym) preceding(a)
(antonym) succeeding(a)
(similar) above
(see-also) antecedent
(attribute) timing
2. preceding in time or order
(synonym) antecedent
(similar) anterior, prior(a)
(see-also) preceding(a)
3. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
(synonym) past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)
(similar) outgoing

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Verb
1. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
(synonym) predate, forego, antecede, antedate
(derivation) precession, precedence, precedency
2. come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
(synonym) predate
(hypernym) lie
(derivation) precession, precedence, precedency
3. be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
(synonym) come before
(antonym) succeed, come after, follow
(derivation) precession, precedence, precedency
4. move ahead (of others) in time or space
(synonym) lead
(antonym) follow
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) lead, head
(derivation) precession, precedence, precedency
5. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
(synonym) preface, premise, introduce
(hypernym) state, say, tell
(hyponym) preamble

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(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Precede
  

(a.)
In the direction toward which stars appear to move. See Following, 2.
  

(a.)
Going before; -- opposed to following.